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Dunlap v. Cottman Transmissions Systems
No. 131318Supreme Court of Virginia
131318 Dunlap v. Cottman Transmissions Systems 02/27/2014 In response to dispositive questions of law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit pursuant to Virginia Supreme Court R…
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131318 Dunlap v. Cottman Transmissions Systems 02/27/2014 In response to dispositive questions of law certified by the United Sta…
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131318 Dunlap v. Cottman Transmissions Systems 02/27/2014 In response to dispositive questions of law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit pursuant to Virginia Supreme Court Rule 5:40, it is held (1) that a plaintiff may use tortious interference with contract or tortious interference with business expectancy as the predicate unlawful act for a claim under the Virginia business conspiracy statute, Code §§ 18.2-499-500, because tortious interference with contract and tortious interference with business expectancy are predicated on an independent common law duty arising outside of contract; and (2) that a five-year statute of limitations applies to claims of…
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